Irish FA turns down request from Cliftonville not to play 'God Save the Queen' before Irish Cup Final this weekend - @chrisadonnelly and @JamieBrysonCPNI debate

May 04, 2018, 09:04 AM

Ahead of tomorrow's Irish Cup, the Irish FA has turned down a request from Cliftonville not to play 'God Save the Queen' before the final. But they have "committed to conducting a future stakeholder review of the issue". Cliftonville take on Coleraine in the Cup Final at Windsor Park. It is an about turn from the situation in 2013 when Cliftonville were also playing and the IFA decided then there would be no anthem. Commentators Chris Donnelly and Jamie Bryson debate.